As the world marks the 2021 World Toilet Day (WTD) on Friday, UNICEF has said the states of Abia, Zamfara, and Akwa-Ibom rank least while Kwara, Plateau, and Ebonyi rank highest in open defecation in Nigeria. According to it, there has been limited progress over the last two years...
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The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government would allocate $200 million for the creation of 780 Agricultural Service Centres to serve as catalysts for training and equipment sharing, under the Nigeria-Brazil bilateral development programme. The Vice president, who was represented of the Federation, Mr Boss...
Nigeria’s population growth that is adversely averse with the economic growth has been identified as not just a problem but the cause of poverty. Prof Jibrin Ibrahim, Senior Fellow, Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja, and the lecturer on the theme: “Population, Rights and Peace, Mitigating Insecurity and Gender-Based...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is taking a decisive regulatory move to ensure sustainability, profitability and fair competition in the Special Numbering Service (SNS) segment of the nation’s telecommunications sector. This move informed the decision of the Commission to hold a Stakeholders’ Forum on...
The just concluded 2021 Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS21) has created the opportunities for participants to explore the business and sponsorship opportunities in Nigeria’s 36 states, according to NiDCOM Chairman/CEO, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa. The NiDCOM chair told NAN that the objective of the two-day summit which had 33 businesses in...
Ike Shorunmu, a former number one goalkeeper of the Super Eagles, on Wednesday said in spite of the not so impressive performance of the Super Eagles at the ongoing World Cup qualifiers, qualifying for the play-off was important. Shorunmu said this in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Federal Government has solicited for more support from the German government to tackle irregular labour migration in the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige made the appeal in Lagos while commissioning the Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (NGC). He also commissioned, the...
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is excited to have Odion Ighalo back in the squad and could start against Cape Verde in Monday’s final group qualifier. Ighalo, a former Manchester United striker retired after the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt and now plays for Al Shabab...
The Senate and House of Representatives have intervened in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to them, this is having a negative impact on Nigerians amid the work permit restriction and other challenges they face in the Arabian country. The matter formed one...
Introduction Recently I had a need to access the WhatsApp group for my class at St John’s Seminary, Wonersh in Surrey, England, and the last time a post was made in the group was on July 20, 2021! Instructively it’s important to note that the Admin of this group...
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles are mature, professional, and ambitious enough to deal with any pressure when taking on the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde in Tuesday’s crucial game of Group C of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying African series....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has said its educational model is a tool for securing employment, addressing poverty and increasing the standard of living of Nigerians. The Chairman, Board, SMEDAN, Otunba Femi Pedro, stated this during the SMEDAN Tertiary Institutions...
Nigeria has introduced the use of test kits to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission as the country plans to distribute four million test kits in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Monday. According to the UN health agency, dual test kits, which cost less than one dollar, are...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Federal Government will continue to support efforts and reforms that safeguard the integrity of the Nigerian Judiciary, its independence from all forms of interference, and ensure it maintains the highest level of responsiveness and professional standards. Also, because Nigeria is a major part...
With population in excess of 200 million and access to market across the continent, Nigeria is the most attractive destination for investment in Africa, economic experts say. The CEOs of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), Dr Adesola Adeduntan and Bank of Industry (BoI), Mr Olukayode Pitan, stated this respectively...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – More than 45,000 children have been released from detention and safely returned to family or an appropriate alternative since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF revealed in its latest reports. The reports released on Sunday are “Detention of children in the time of...
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – Anambra State Government has declared Tuesday as a public holiday in honour of Nigeria’s first president, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, who was born on November 16, 1904. Governor, Chief Willie Obiano announced this in a statement issued by the state commissioner for Information and Public...
The Super Eagles’ delegation to Saturday’s FIFA World Cup qualifier against Liberia in Tangier, Morocco flew into Lagos on Sunday morning aboard a chartered Air Peace flight, with team captain Ahmed Musa insisting they would best Cape Verde in their final group qualifier. The aircraft touched down at the...
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), on Sunday gave the assurance that a new and acceptable revenue formula that will tackle new development realities in the country will be in place. Chief Elias Mbam, the Commission’s Chairman, gave the reassurance in an interview with the News Agency...
Mr Edwin Akpam, an Ethnographer, on Sunday, stressed the need to use carbon dating to authenticate the stolen Benin bronze artefacts billed to be repatriated by Britain to Nigeria. Carbon dating is the determination of the age of material by means of its content of carbon 14. Akpam, Assistant...